Jewelry display case



Oct. 4, 1955 L. H. HAASE JEWELRY DISPLAY CASE Filed Nov. 22, 1952INVENTOR. Lama/m: hf flaws:

United States Patent JEWELRY DISPLAY CASE Lawrence H. Haase, Evansville,Ind., assignor to Kent Plastics Corporation, Evansville, Ind., acorporation Application November 22, 1952, Serial No. 322,016

2 Claims. (Cl. 206-4513) This invention relates generally to jewelrydisplay cases and more particularly to display boxes for wrist Watches.

It is the conventional practice to provide watch display boxesconsisting of a box having a pad in the bottom thereof with built-upportions adapted to receive a wrist watch with its face in an upwardposition. When such display boxes are used in show windows or the likeit is necessary to look almost vertically downwardly on the watch inorder to observe all of the ornamental features of the watch face andcase. For this reason wrist watches usually must be displayed along thefront edge of the show window or on tilted frames which provide theobserver with an adequate view of the wrist watch.

It is the principal object of this invention to provide a watch displaybox having mechanism operable by opening the cover to support andelevate a wrist watch into a display position.

In accordance with this invention there is provided a watch display boxcomprising a watch supporting member hinged to a base portion of the boxand a strap connected between the cover of the box and the hingedsupport for elevating the support as the cover is opened.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a portion of a watch displaybox on which is mounted the elevating mechanism provided in accordancewith this invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of a modification of this invention.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view illustrating the box shown in Fig. 3 inclosed position.

Fig. 5 is a cross section of another modification of this inventionshown with the box in opened position.

Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view illustrating the embodiment shown inFig. 5 in the closed position.

Referring to the drawings, there is provided in accordance with thisinvention a wrist watch display box comprising a bottom 10 and a top 11hinged thereto by means of conventional hinges 14. For supporting thewrist watch and to elevate it into display position there is provided awatch displaying member including a watch band support or socket member16 having tabs 17 at each end thereof which may be glued or otherwisefixed to the vertical back 18 of the bottom portion 10. The watch bandsupport or socket member 16 may be folded over at its ends to providepockets 19 at each end thereof, the purpose of which will be describedsubsequently.

For pivoting said socket member 16 upwardly and downwardly with respectto tabs 17 there is provided a flexible strap 21 attached at its outerend to the mid portion of the socket member 16 as illustrated and gluedor otherwise attached at its other end to the vertical back member 22 ofbox top 11. Strap 21 serves to pivot the socket member 16 upwardly whenthe box top 11 is opened and to pivot said member 16 downwardly into 2the position illustrated in Fig. 2 when the top 11 is in the closedposition.- I I j For supporting a wrist watch on the socket member 16there is provided a strap support 25 formed into an oval" configurationresembling the shape of aper'sons wrist whereby a watch and its strapmaybe mounte'd over member 25 with the watch face directed toward thefront of the box. Member 25 may include tabs suchas-26 of a size-andshape adapted to fit within the sockets 19 of member 16. A watch may bemounted on member 25 and then the tabs 26 may be moved into the slots 19so that when the box is in its closed position the watch lies within thebox and adjacent the bottom thereof. When the cover is raised to theposition illustrated in Fig. 1 member 16 is tilted upwardly and raisesmember 25 and the watch supported thereon into an elevated position atan angle with respect to the bottom of the box so that the watch facemay be presented for display in angular relation with the box and sothat an observer may see the watch from any position in front of thebox.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4, there is illustrated a modification of theinvention wherein member 16 is connected to the box top 11 by means of ajointed strap 28 formed to have a joint at 29. Strap 28 is connected tomember 16 and to box top 11 in the same manner as described inconnection with Figs. 1 and 2. Strap 28 may be of such a length thatwhen the box is in its closed position watch support 25 lies firmly onthe bottom of the box and joint 29 permits opening of the box top to theextent of a few degrees before member 16 is moved in an upwarddirection. Thus elevation of the wrist Watch is delayed until the boxtop 11 has opened to a predetermined degree.

This modification of the invention is also adapted to handle watches ofcomparatively large size so that the watch may lie on the bottom of thebox before cover 11 is entirely closed, the joint or crease 29permitting complete closure of the top 11 by allowing member 28 to flex.

Referring to Figs. 5 and 6, the member 16 may have a single socket andincludes a tab 30 glued or otherwise fixed to the bottom of the boxportion 10. Member 16 also includes a strap member 31 jointed or creasedat 32 and fixed to the outer end of tab 30. This member 31 serves tolimit the upward movement of member 16. Member 16 also includes thestrap 21 fixed to the top portion 11 of the display box. In operationmember 16 is moved upwardly and downwardly by strap 21 when the box isopened or closed. The strap 31 serves to limit the upward movement ofmember 16 and in turn to limit the opening movement of top 11 wherebythe display angle of the watch is positively controlled and also theupper limit of movement of top 11 is also positively controlled.

The invention claimed is:

I. In a watch display box having a hinged cover and bottom, forsupporting a watch displaying member, a support for said displayingmember including a hinge member fixed adjacent the hinged side of and tothe bottom of said box, a strap member extending from said support tothe hinged side panel of said box cover whereby opening and closing ofsaid cover elevates and lowers said receptacle, and a stop strapextending from the bottom of said box to the free end of said supportfor limiting the elevation of said support and the opening motion ofsaid cover, said stop strap including a transverse crease to provide afold in said strap when said receptacle "is lowered.

2. In a watch display box having a hinged cover and bottom, a watchdisplaying member comprising a band member for receiving a wrist Watchstrap and including a pair of outwardly projecting tabs, a socket memberhav- Patented Oct. 4, 1955 ing pockets adapted to receive said tabs,'ahinge member joined, to one end of said socket member and mounted inhinged relation to the hinge bearing side of the bottom of said box, astrap member extending from said socket membet :to the hinged side.panelofrsaid hex. cover wheneby, opening and closing of said coverelevates and-lewers :said

soeketmember through an acute angle with respect 10. said bottom, and astop strap extending item. the bottom of said box :to the free. endoiisaid soe-ket member for moving said socket nttembterv through anacute-angle, thereby iting the :elevat-ion'of said soeketrmember and theopening motion of said cover;

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTSChipman, Jr Nov. 8, Menger Dec. 5, Mendelson et a1. 1. June 23, Warneret a1. Apr. 9, Ibach Jan. 12, Alien Aug. 8, Hopp et a1. Nov. 13,

FOREIGN PATENTS Great Britain May 24,

